Fastener for gloves, &amp;c.



No. 656,475. Patented Aug. 2|, 1900.

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(Application fixed July 21, 1897.)

(No Model.)

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. UNITED STATES PATENT OFErcE.

WILLIAM S. RICHARDSON, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASsIeNoR TO THE BALLAND SCCKET FASTENER COMPANY, OF SAME PL CE AND NASI-IUA,

NEW HAMPSHIRE.

'FA'STENER' FOR cLoves, as.

SPEGIFIGATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 656,475, dated August21, 190i).

Application filed July 21, 1897. Serial No. 645,361. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLI M S. RICHARD- SON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fastenersfor Gloves and other Uses, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,

forming a part of this specification, in ex-' plaining its nature.

The invention relates to that class of fats toners known asball-and-socket fasteners,

and particularly to the ball member thereof;

and it consists in a peculiarly-formed piece which is adapted to beconverted or formed into a ball, which maybe resilient or yielding inthe act of attaching it to the glove or article with which it is used.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a View in 1ongitudinal section of aball-piece from which a resilient ball member is adapted to be formed.Fig. 2 is a view in plan thereof. Fig. 3 is a view in'longitudinalsection of a ball-piece from which. an unresilient ball member isadapted to beformed. Fig. 4 is a view in plan thereof. Fig. 5 representsa ball-piece and a washer associated with the material to which the ballmember is to be attached. Fig. 6 represents the ball-piece associatedwith the materialand without the additional washer represented in Fig.5., Fig. 7 represents the com 'pleted yielding ball member fastened tothe material and in conjunction with a washer upon the outer surthematerial without a washer. V resents a ball member of the charactershown in Fig. 7 and a socket member having an unyielding socket-entranceas engaged with.

sides a.

Fig. 8 represents the completed yielding ball member securedto;

Fig. 9 rep split section above the neck or shank, which is before theball member is attached or set of about the size of the neck or a triflelarger than it and which during the act of setting is shortened andenlarged by end pressure applied to both ends of the ball-piece, and, ifdesired, by the assistance of suitable forming-dies to the shape of aball, the sides of which may be yieldin -The ball-piece may be made froma flat blank having any desired number of arms which are disposed toform the ball-shapingportion of the ball member, its shank, andpreformed flange, or it may be made from a flat blank struck up topractically the same shape and split into a number of sections eitherthroughout its length to the top or between the flange and the top.

' In the drawings, A represents the ballpiece which I prefer to use. Ithas the preformed flange a, the shank a, and the ballforming section aabove the shank, which consists of the iutegral top a and separate Theslitsct which form the lines of separation between the sides, may extendthrough the shank and the preformed flange, and in some instances may berelatively of enough width in the shank and flange to permit of slightinward movement of one or more of them as the ball is being entered andremoved from the socket member. of the fastener. 1 p p A To set theball-piece, the materialis formed with a hole of about the size of theshank of the ballpiece. The ball-piece is passed into the hole, thepreformed flange resting against onesurface of the material in which thehole is formed, the shank of the ball-piece filling the hole, and theball-forming section extending above or beyond the other surface of thematerial. The ball maybe set either with or without a washer, and I haverepresented ,it as set in both ways. In Figs. 7 9, and-1O it isrepresented as set with a washer, B representing the washer which liesagainst the surface of the material opposite that against which theflange a bears and which has a hole of the size of the shank ora triflelarger than the shank or of the ball-forming section of the piece abovethe shank. In Figs. 8 and 11 I have represented the ball as set withoutthis washer. 'As a rule, I prefer to use the washer, because it forms afastening extension upon the side of the material opposite the flange ofthe ball and because it also forms a desirable finish. In Fig. l theflange of the washer is represented as provided with a shoulder of,which acts in connection with an opposing shoulder in the settingdie toprevent the flange and shank from opening during the setting operation.

The ball portion may be yielding or resilient or unyielding. It is maderesilient either by not joining or abutting the edges of the shank andflange, thereby providing means by which they may yield inward slightlywith the sides, or by forming the sides of the button-head of metal thinenough to yield upon the application of pressure thereto without causingthe shank to be moved or by making theball member of a relatively-largenumber of arms or separatesides. For an unyielding ball it is desirablethat the sides of the shank should abut and that the metal sides beof asuitable thickness to withstand the compressing strain of entering andleaving a resilient socket-entrance.

I prefer to set the ball-piece by means of suitable dies which hold itsflange, preserve the bore of its shank, form the sides into a ball, andwhena shank is used set the sides above it upon the surface thereofabout the hole therein to bind it or clamp it against the integralwasher of the ball member. I prefer to employ a die having a structurewhich will be described in an application about to be filed; but I donot confine myself to any especial means-for setting the ball-piece.

I prefer that the ballhave five sides, but

donot confine myself to one of that number.

shoulder upon the flange may be formed as represented in Fig. 1 orby theedge of the flange or any other desired way.

Having thus fully described my-invention, I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States- 1. A ball-piece for forming ayielding ball member of a fastener, the same having the preformed flangea, the shank a, the separate sides a in substantial contact with eachother and the integral connection a as and for the purposes set forth.

2. A ball-forming pieceor part having the preformed sectional flange aand sectional shank a, the separate sides d in substantial contact witheach other and integral top a as and for the purposes set forth.

3. A ball-forming piece or part having the preformed sectional flange a,the sectional shank a, the sides a and integral top a the sides andsections of-the shank and flange being slightly separated from eachother.

4:. A ball-forming piece or part having the preformed sectional flangea, each section of which is provided with a shoulder, the sectionalshank a, the independent sides a and the integral top a as and for thepurposes set forth.

5. A yielding ball member of a ball-andsocket fastener having a flangea, a shank a, separate sides a and an integral top a said sides aconnecting said shank and said integral top and bulging outwardly,whereby the horizontal diameter of said ball member is greater throughsaid sides than through said shank.

6. A yielding ball member of a ball-andsocket fastener having anintegral top, a

, shank, an integral under flange and bulging yielding sides connectingsaid shank and said top, as and for the purposes set forth.

7. A yielding ball member of a ball-andsocket fastener having anintegral top, a shank, a preformed flange, outwardly-yielding sidesconnecting said shank and said top, in combination with a washer locatedabout the junction of the'shank and sides and held in place by saidbulging sides, as and for the purposes set forth.

8. A ball member of a ball-and-socket fastener having a sectional underflange, a sectional shank which is adapted. to extend through a hole inthe material to which the member is secured, an upper washer and roundedsides above the washer, the said sides, members of the sectional shankand sectional. flange being separated by relativelynarrow spaces,whereby provision for contraction of the sides, shank and flange in theact of engaging and disengaging the ball portion from the socket memberis obtained.

9. The ball member made from a single blank or piece of metal having asectional under flange, a sectional shank a, a sectional enlargement ato form a shoulder and crease a and a sectional enlargement above saidcrease.

- WILLIAM S. RICHARDSON. Witnesses:

F. F. RAYMOND, 2d, J. M; DOLAN.

